Advertising novelty.



D. A. LOHR. ADVEBTISING NOVBLTY. APPLIcATIoN PILED'MAY 29. 1911.

Patented May 13, 1913.

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DORSIE A. LOHR, OF WOODLAWN, LPENNSYLVANIA.

ADVERTISING NOVELTY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 13, 1913.

Application filed May 29, 1911. Serial No. 630,084.

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Donsin A. Lena, a citizen of the United States,residing at Woodlawn, in the county of Beaver' and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAdvertising Novelties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in advertising novelties andits object is to provide a combination fan, horn and megaphone, whichcan be constructed entirely of paper and at a very low cost and whichmay be used to print advertisements on.

WVth the above and other objects in view, I have invented the deviceillustrated in-thc accompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device as used for a fan, Fig. 2 isan elevatio'nal view of the device as used for a horn, Fig. 3 is a topplan view of my device showing the device when used as shown in Fig. 1,Fig. 4 is a detail elevational view of horn and megaphone mouthpiecesconnected. F ig. 5 is a view looking into the large end of my devicewhen opened as for a megaphone. Fig. 6 is a detail longitudinalsectional view of a megaphone mouthpiece, Fig. 7 is a longitudinalsectional view of the parts in po-' sition to be joined to form a fan ora megaphone. Fig. 8 is a vertical section of the device as shown in Fig.2. Fie. S) is a view taken on line/B-B of Fig. 8 looking toward themouthpiece.

Beferring to the accompanying drawings 1 indicates a truncated conicalmember which is adapted to be flattened at its larger end the small end3 of which is opened to receive a megaphone mouthpiece et which has areduced tubular neck 5 cut away at (3 and 7 on two opposing sides so asto present flat surfaces against which the cone 1 may be flattened.Secured to the tube 5 is a member 8, the projeeting portions 9 and 10 ofwhich are flattened and the sides thereof slightly spread apart and thecentral part 11 is tubular to accommodate the conieal member 1, thesmall end of which is located within said tubular portion, and the smallend of the member 12.

Telescopically mounted on the member 1 is a similar' Shaped member 12,which is larger than the member 1 and which is also adapted to beflattened as shown in Fig. 1, this member 12 is telescopic on themember 1. The small end of the member 12 is adapted to slide into themember 8 when tlattcned and is thereby held flat. On the outer end oflthis telescopic member is a clip lt which is adapted to hold the twosides 15 and 16 of the member 12 together wherrv it is dcsired to holdit flat to be used as a fan. Advertisements 17 may be printed on thesides of the member. The members 1 and 12 are made preferably of heavypaper. A horn mouthpiece 18 is sliclable into the mouthpieee 5 and isprovided with a reed 19, by means of which the device may be used as ahorn. This member 18 also acts as a handle for the device when used as afan. This member gradually spreads toward its outer end so that itcannot be pushed too far into the mouthpiece 5 and will be frictionallyheld therein.

Then it is dcsired to change the device from a fan as in F ig. 1 to amegaphone or horn as in Fig. 2, the member 12 is slid into the positionshown in Figs. 8 and 9 and is then rotated half way around on the memberl and then pushed out as far as possible on that member as shown inFigs. 2, and 5, the creased edges 20 and 21 of the member 1 beingtransverse to the creased edges 22 and 28 of the member 12, thus themembers are spread apart to a horn shape and are so held by the opposingaction of the two members.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. An advertising noveltyconsisting of a megaphone adapted to be collapsed, and means for holdingthe same collapsed whereby it may be used for a fan.

2. An advertising novelty consisting of a megaphoneadapted to becollapsed, means for holding the same collapsed whereby it may be usedfor a fan said megaphone consisting of a pair of te escopic members.

3. An advertising;` novelty consisting of a megaphone adapted to b'ecollapsed, means for holding the same collapsed whereby it may be usedfor a fan, said megaphone consisting of a pair of telescopie members,and a mouthpiece for said megaphone having inner opposing taperingsurfaces.

4. An advertising novelty eonsisting of a megaphone adapted to becollapsed, means for holding the same collapsed whereby it may be usedfor a fan, said megaphone consisting of a pair of telescopic members, amouthpiece for said megaphone having an inner tapering surface, and atapering musical mouthpiece adapted to frictionally engage said firstmouth piece and adapted to form a handle.

5. An advertising novelty consisting of a megaphone adapted to becollapsed, means for holding the same eollapsed Whereby it may be usedfor a fan, said megaphone consisting of a pair of telescop'ic members, amouthpiece for said megaphone having an inner tapering surface, atapering musical mouthpiece adapted to frictionally en gage said firstmouthpiece, and adapted to form a handle, said means consisting of afiattened member adapted to engage one end of one of said telescopicmembers.

6. An advertising novelty consisting of a megaphone adapted to becollapsed, Whereby it may be used for a fan, said megaphone consistingof a pair of telescopic members, a mouthpiece for said megaphone havingan inner tapering surface, a tapering musical mouthpiece adapted tofrictionally engage said first mouthpiece, and adapted to form a handle,a flattened member adapted to engage one end of saidr telescopic membersWhen telescoped, and a clip on the large end of the larger of saidtelescopic members.

7. An advertising novelty consisting of a megaphone adapted to becollapsed, Whereby it may be used for a fan, said megaphone consistingof a pair of telescopic members, a

mouthpiece for said megaphone having an inner tapering surface, atapering musical mouthpiece adapted to frictionally engage said firstmouthpiece, and adapted to form a handle, a fiattened member adapted toengage one end of one of said telescopic members When telescoped, a clipon the large end of the larger of said telescopic members, one of saidtelescopic members being rotatable on the other of said members.

8. An advertising novelty consisting of a megaphone adapted to becollapsed, Whereby it may be used for a fan, said megaphone consistingof a pair of telescopic members, a mouthpiece for said megaphone havingan inner tapering surface, ar tapering musical mouthpiece adapted tofrictionally engage said first mouthpiece, and adapted to form a handle,a fiattened member adapted to engageone end of one of said telescopicmembers When telescoped, a clip on the large end of the larger of saidtelescopic members, one of said telescopic members being rotatable onthe other of said members, Whereby said members may be held spreadapart.

In testimony Whereof I affiX my signature,

in presence of tWo Witnesses.

DORSIE A. LOHR. Witnesses:

C. T. MCCAULEY, C. VV. MILLER.

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